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counteract

[koun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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While cutting the balance sheet would reduce liquidity in the financial system, lower interest rates would counteract the negative effect, he has said.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

It also suggests that lipid supplementation throughout the body could help counteract age-related changes in the immune system and may even play a role in blood cancers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

AI’s sycophancy reinforces human confirmation bias, but users can employ tactics to counteract this tendency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The pigs had an even harder struggle to counteract the lies put about by Moses, the tame raven.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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